^ I completely agree. I have had the same experience with 2 individual systems. Scratch my head when people cant hear a difference.
Phae, if you want to increase the dynamics of your system by spending little $ add acoustic panels. Room decay times will be reduced, so dynamic peaks are in and out without reverb. This adds to the punch of a soundtrack or song. You will also get tighter, more refined low frequencies. Then get your surrounds higher so they bath the seating area more evenly seat to seat. Hope this helps.
